China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Understanding the Extent (and Limits) of Chinese Public Support for Russia
The Diplomat, May 17, 2022

中办发文禁止离休领导“妄议中央” 中共高层权斗白热化？（Is the order to prohibit retired leaders from “arbitrarily discussing the Central Committee" a sign that power struggle is heating up at top level of the CPC?）
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2022

中国从严限制公民出入境 官方称防疫所需，网民批“锁国”（China’s tight restriction on citizens' entry and exit—officials call it epidemic prevention; netizens criticize it as "locking up the country"）
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 17, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

黄雪琴和王建兵：“失踪”中国女权记者和劳工维权人面临审判 英国机构被指“无为”
China's silenced feminist: How Sophia Huang Xueqin went missing
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 18, 2022

4 remanded in custody over 2019 protest case linked to Hong Kong activists who tried to flee to Taiwan
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2022

Independent publisher rejected from taking part in Hong Kong Book Fair
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2022

In China, fleeting “cyber protests” leave behind fragile memories
Rest of World, May 16, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

不惧北京批评，世卫总干事谭德塞再次表示中国“清零”政策无法持续（Undaunted by Beijing's criticism, WHO Director-General Tedros reiterates: China's "zero" policy is unsustainable）
Voice of America, May 18, 2022

鄧炳強稱英國《國安法案》涵蓋範圍廣兼限制公民權利　籲外國政客勿雙重標準(Security chief Chris Tang says British "National Security Act" covers broad area and restricts civil rights, urges foreign politicians to stop applying double standard)
Ming Pao, May 18, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

California church shooter in Taiwan 'peaceful reunification' group linked to Beijing
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2022

China air crash that killed 132 may have been deliberate, says US report
The Guardian, May 17, 2022

李克强视察云南大学，全程未戴口罩（Li Keqiang inspects Yunnan University without wearing a mask）
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2022

网民举报上海市政府以假新闻粉饰太平（Netizens file complaint: Shanghai gov’t sugarcoats truth with fake news）
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Xi’s Control of Domestic Politics Has Trapped Beijing Over Ukraine
Foreign Policy, May 17, 2022

Amnesty International has left Hong Kong but there will still be candles in the darkness
Amnesty International, May 18, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Chinese Communist Party warns retired members not to make ‘negative’ political comments
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2022

China’s top diplomat hits out at Western critics who ‘distort the truth’ on pandemic controls
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2022

Xiaohongshu Cracks Down on Users and Businesses in Bid to Keep ‘Authentic’
ChinaFilmInsider, May 16, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

港府考慮禁用Telegram應用程式　影響十多萬香港用戶(HK gov't considers banning Telegram app, affecting more than 100,000 HK users)
HK01, May 17, 2022

【規管法官】港司法機構18年來修訂《法官行為指引》　比英國指引更具體(HK judiciary to revise 18-year-old "Guide to Judicial Conduct" to be more specific than its UK counterpart)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2022

Related:
Guide to Judicial Conduct
法官行為指引
The Judiciary of HKSAR, May 17, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

北大学生不满校方建隔离墙，多人聚集举行抗议
Students Protest Covid Lockdowns at Elite Beijing University
The New York Times, May 17, 2022

Protests at Peking University as China's Xi moves to silence ruling party elders
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2022

关注中国人权组织保护卫士 在台设置首个亚洲办事处（Safeguard Defenders, an organization concerned with human rights in China, sets up its first Asian office in Taiwan）
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2022

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to stand trial in High Court over national security, sedition charges
Hong Kong Free Press, May 17, 2022

Hong Kong court rejects bid to increase sentence for student who protested against national anthem bill in 2020, warning of ‘double penalty’
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2022

12港人案鄭子豪認損壞財產　續還押候訊(Cheng Tsz-ho of Hong Kong 12 case admits damaging property, remains in custody)
Ming Pao, May 17, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

California shooting by man reportedly driven by hatred of Taiwan condemned by island’s president
The Guardian, May 17, 2022

China Eastern Black Box Points to Intentional Nosedive
The Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2022

The Collateral Damage in China’s Covid War
Foreign Affairs, May 17, 2022

疫情下封不住的汹涌民意(上）：上海人要发问（The unstoppable surge of public opinion under the epidemic (Part 1): Shanghai people have questions to ask）
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2022

专访中国欧盟商会主席：封城导致的危机感和恐惧前所未见（Interview with President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China: An unprecedented sense of crisis and fear caused by city lockdowns）
Voice of America, May 16, 2022

台湾人在上海：听到门铃声就很紧张 无时无刻不想逃离上海（Taiwanese in Shanghai: Nervous at the doorbell, always wanting to flee Shanghai）
Voice of America, May 17, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

當「大白」遭遇《憲法》——上海疫情中的法治假面 (When "Dabai" [gov’t workers in white hazmat suits] meet the "Constitution": the rule-of law mask of the Shanghai epidemic)
Initium Media, May 16, 2022

Related:
“Big whites:” A nickname shows Beijing’s efforts to sugar-coat its pandemic powers
Quartz, April 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China’s Communist Party congress: all praise Xi Jinping but draw the line at Mao
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2022

Chinese TikTok Users Are in Love With ‘Daddy Putin’
Foreign Policy, May 15, 2022

Chinese censors go after 'last generation' references on social media platforms
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2022

美国国立卫生院院长证实该院在新冠疫情初期曾应中方要求隐匿病毒基因测序(NIH director confirms U.S. officials concealed early stage genomic sequences of COVID-19 at China’s request)
Voice of America, May 15, 2022

“每25人就有1人被关” 新疆疏附县监禁率被指居世界之冠(Shufu County, Xinjiang said to have world’s highest detention rate: “1 in 25”)
Deutsche Welle, May 16, 2022

台湾国安局长：北京培训和资助台湾网红搞统战(Taiwan's national security chief: China trains, subsidizes Taiwanese Internet celebrities to engage in United Front work)
Voice of America, May 16, 2022

中所安全协议话题会否是决定澳大选结果的关键？(Will China-Solomon Islands security pact be key to outcome of Australian election?)
Voice of America, May 16, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Arrest of Cardinal Zen sends chill through Hong Kong’s Catholic community
The Guardian, May 16, 2022

Related:
Hong Kong’s next leader John Lee dismisses Western criticism of arrests of cardinal and activists, insists city’s rule of law targets only criminals and not dissent
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2022

Prosecution grants immunity to ex-Apple Daily exec. testifying against Jimmy Lai in fraud trial
Hong Kong Free Press, May 16, 2022

記協下月辦會員大會　投票降低解散門檻(Hong Kong Journalists Association to hold general meeting next month to vote for lowering dissolution threshold)
Ming Pao, May 16, 2022

Can Hong Kong Bar Association’s new chief walk a tightrope and mend ties with Beijing while speaking up on issues?
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2022

山东大学退休教授孙文广至今生死成谜 中共当局须给予答复(Whereabouts unknown: Sun Wenguang, well-known human rights defender and retired Shandong University professor forcibly disappeared in 2018)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中办发长文禁止离休领导 “妄议中央”(CPC’s Central Office prohibits retired cadres from "arbitrarily criticizing policies of central gov’t")
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2022

Related:
加强新时代离退休干部党的建设工作(Strengthening the party building work of retired cadres in the new era)
People, May 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s Shanghai aims to end COVID lockdown by June 1
Al Jazeera, May 16, 2022

抗议封锁 深夜聚集拆围墙(Beijing University students protest lockdown, gather at night to tear down COVID fence)
Radio France Internationale, May 16, 2022

EU-US trade and tech negotiators meet in Paris to tighten screws on autocrats, including China and Russia
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2022

How Long Can Xi Prioritize ‘Zero COVID’ over the Economy?
The Diplomat, May 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s harsh zero-Covid measures risk eroding trust in the rule of law
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2022

When rights are restricted they must also be protected
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2022

The World Tries to Move Beyond Covid. China May Stand in the Way.
世界与新冠共存，为何习近平仍不惜代价坚持清零？
The New York Times, May 16, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China builds a self-repressing society
The Economist, May 14, 2022

Chinese police crack down on Beijing lockdown 'rumours'
Agence France-Presse, May 13, 2022

China database reveals the thousands detained in Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, May 13, 2022

Related:
海外维吾尔人在被泄露的新疆被关押者名单中寻找亲人(Overseas Uyghurs search for relatives on leaked Xinjiang detainee list)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2022

新疆人权迫害愈演愈烈 专家担忧穆斯林器官被强摘(Human rights persecution intensifies in Xinjiang; experts worry about forced organ harvesting from Muslims)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2022

China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign: Tigers, Flies, and Everything in Between
The Diplomat, May 12, 2022

“是中国的错”：对华关系成为澳洲大选重要议题('It's China's fault': Relations with China a key issue in Australia's election)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2022

通过“天网”“猎狐”进行跨国镇压 美国际宗教自由委员会点名批评习近平(China continues transnational repression campaign through Sky Net, Fox Hunt operations; USCIRF names, criticizes Xi Jinping)
Voice of America, May 13, 2022

Related:
USCIRF Releases New Report on Refugees Fleeing Religious Persecution
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, May 12, 2022

中企在欧核电项目受挫 “国家安全”问题成主因(“National security” concerns impede Chinese companies’ participation in European nuclear power projects)
Voice of America, May 12, 2022

因美国邀请台湾 中国缺席全球疫情峰会(China absent from global pandemic summit as U.S. invites Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2022

Biden to Host Southeast Asian Leaders as He Tries to Return Focus to China
美国东盟峰会召开，拜登外交政策再次聚焦中国
The New York Times, May 13, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Hong Kong court rejects ex-lawmaker’s bail application in 47 democrats national security case
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2022

會計師公會選制被「完善」 提名門檻大幅提高 須取兩個官方提名 ("Improved" Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants election system requires 2 official nominations, raising threshold)
inmediahk.net, May 13, 2022

Education foundation of defunct Hong Kong pro-democracy labour group disbands citing ‘political risk’
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2022

鄭國漢稱嶺大學生會欠代表性 將收回場地清理「睇落唔舒服嘅嘢」(LingnanU president Leonard Cheng says students’ union lacks representative, will take back venue to clean out "unsightly stuff")
inmediahk.net, May 13, 2022

Hong Kong national security police lodge complaint against lawyers who allegedly took fees from legal defence fund despite claims of pro bono services
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2022

旅芬学者王展在中国被捕后失联 亲友两年半无法探视 (Family of Wang Zhan, scholar living in Finland, has not been able to reach him since his arrest in China 2.5 years ago)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

The Complexities of China’s Struggle For Justice
The Diplomat, May 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China denies suspending passports, invalidating foreign residency cards
Reuters, May 13, 2022

It wasn’t me: Beijing says it’s not to blame for the invasion of Ukraine
SupChina, May 12, 2022

China’s COVID-19 Data Doesn’t Match Its Harsh Restrictions
Foreign Policy, May 11, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Hong Kong: Prominent Democracy Advocates Arrested
Human Rights Watch, May 13, 2022

New China Accounting Scandal Flies Under the Radar. And Where There’s Smoke …
如何看待容联云陷入财务造假丑闻？
Financial Times, May 13, 2022